we are waiting to hear from house speaker john boehner. he s going to be talking about the budget, if there s any deal. but right now we want to head to washington and our washington bureau and tom foreman. he s actually at the cnn shutdown desk to tell us what else closes, stops or slows down if the government shuts down. hi, tom. how you doing? this really is a question that everybody has. what s going to be the difference if you have this big shutdown. the government shutdown, who s affected. an estimated 800,000 federal workers could be furloughed. u.s. troops wouldn t be paid on time. processing of paper tax returns and refunds will stop. passport applications would go at a slower pace. national parks and museums would close. the park service actually says if you re camping in a park they re going to come tell you to pack up and get out. approval of small business loans will stop at the sba. no new fha loans.
and he s done some digging on the impact a government shutdown might have. tom, what do we need to know? randi, what you need to know, the degree depends entirely on who you are, what you do and where you want to do it. if the government shutdowns who s affected? 800,000 federal workers could be furloughed as you mentioned. u.s. troops won t be paid on time. processing of paper tax returns and refunds will stop. if you file electronically, that s not the case. passport applications will be at a slower pace. national parks and museums will close. the approval of small business loans will stop at the sba. the epa would cease monitoring pollution. there would be no new clinical trials at nih. these are real problems for people connected to this. other people say, i m not going to a national park, i filed electronically, i don t need a new passport, this doesn t affect me. it depends on your circumstances
reporter: you know what i found, don there are really two different stories here, one, like the guys you just showed there they are very concerned about it they look at the countdown to shutdown, government shutdown who is affected? an estimated 800,000 federal workers could be furloughed, of course they don t like that u.s. troops won t be paid on time, processing of paper tax returns and reflunsd stop, not the ones you filed electronically, passport applications at slower pace, national parks and museums will close, approval of small business loans will stop at the sba, no new fha loans that is a quarter, 25% of all the home loans out there the epa will cease monitoring air pollution no new clinical trials at nih, putting together a comprehensive list at cnn.com. should be up in an hour or so let s look at the other part of the equation who will get paid? essential service, air traffic control, airport screening, food inspection, border patrol, members of congress. you know, this i
country suddenly are without a paycheck. their families are counting on them being able to go to work and do a good job. now, if the government shuts down, that means thousands of workers will be off the job. the white house estimates that 800,000 workers could be asked to stay home. what else does a government shutdown mean? here are some of the possible outcomes if the u.s. government closes shop temporarily. the military would still function bup but paychecks would be played until after april 8th because the government just wouldn t have the funds for payroll. national parks and museums would close. passport applications could also be delayed and tax audits could be suspended. tax day in the u.s. is in a week on april 15th. vital services like national defense, law enforcement, emergency medical care and air traffic control would still continue. nina?
minutes. no deal on the federal budget but did you think there would be? deadline friday 11:59 eastern p.m. and if they can t make a deal the federal government will shut down. here are a few of the ways you will feel it. looking forward to your tax refund? the new york times says the irs might stop sending checks. the national weather service will keep watching dangerous storms but it might not deliver services like the five-day forecast. and you may have to postpone that trip to a national park. they could close along with some museums. passport applications could be held ub, too. the president is telling congress to act like grown-ups but he not the only one talking tough. here is what a republican congressman paul broun told me last hour. i got a challenge for the president. start acting like a leader. he has been absent and finally came to the table yesterday. we have been dealing with this for months and months. brianna keilar is live on capitol hill.